Shirley Johnston - Revision history

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 == Career ==
-In 1976 joined ''[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]'', to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to street theatre and the very beginnings of industrial theatre. In 1977 she joined [[PACT Playwork]] in Pretoria, under direction of [[Robin Malan]], remaining till 1979.
+In 1976 joined [[Roundabout Theatre Company]], to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to street theatre and the very beginnings of industrial theatre. In 1977 she joined [[PACT Playwork]] in Pretoria, under direction of [[Robin Malan]], remaining till 1979.
 After her marriage and a move back to Cape Town, she rejoined the profession in 1982, working for a variety of Cape Town companies. She then moved to the Transvaal in 1986, working freelance for a while before joining [[PACT Drama]]  as a full time member of the company in 1990. She returned to the Cape in 1992.

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 == Career ==
-In 1976 joined [[Henry Goodman]]’s ''[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]'', to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to street theatre and the very beginnings of industrial theatre. In 1977 she joined [[PACT Playwork]] in Pretoria, under direction of [[Robin Malan]], remaining till 1979.
+In 1976 joined ''[[Roundabout Theatre Company]]'', to tour the Western Cape with shows ranging from drama to comedy to street theatre and the very beginnings of industrial theatre. In 1977 she joined [[PACT Playwork]] in Pretoria, under direction of [[Robin Malan]], remaining till 1979.
 After her marriage and a move back to Cape Town, she rejoined the profession in 1982, working for a variety of Cape Town companies. She then moved to the Transvaal in 1986, working freelance for a while before joining [[PACT Drama]]  as a full time member of the company in 1990. She returned to the Cape in 1992.

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	Having written several educational theatre scripts for [[PACT]] (1985 – 1990), she followed this up with the plays ''[[Sunnyside Up]]'' ([[PACT]], 1994) and ''[[Plastics]]'' ([[SACPAC]] Best Playwright Award, 1993).		Having written several educational theatre scripts for [[PACT]] (1985 – 1990), she followed this up with the plays ''[[Sunnyside Up]]'' ([[PACT]], 1994) and ''[[Plastics]]'' ([[SACPAC]] Best Playwright Award, 1993).
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		+	Other plays include ''[[Rolling Rosita and the Bolognaise Blues]]'' (1986).

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 She gradually moved into teaching, directing and television production during the late nineties.
-In 2025, she teaches acting and vice at [[LAMTA]].
+In 2025, she teaches acting and voice at [[LAMTA]].
 == Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==

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 After her marriage and a move back to Cape Town, she rejoined the profession in 1982, working for a variety of Cape Town companies. She then moved to the Transvaal in 1986, working freelance for a while before joining [[PACT Drama]]  as a full time member of the company in 1990. She returned to the Cape in 1992.
 She gradually moved into teaching, directing and television production during the late nineties.
 == Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance ==

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	Personal correspondence from [[Shirley Johnston]] (14 March 2019)		Personal correspondence from [[Shirley Johnston]] (14 March 2019)

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 As performer her film and TV acting work includes appearances in more than 30 films and TV series, including ''[[Isidingo]]'', ''[[You Be the Judge]]'', ''[[Heroes]]'', ''[[Madam & Eve]]'', ''[[Honeytown]]'', ''[[Simon en Sandra]]'', and feature films ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country]]'', ''[[After the Rain]]'', ''[[Accidents]]'', ''[[The Tattoo Chase]]'', ''[[End of the Road]]'' (2008), ''[[Unrequited Love]]'', ''[[Heel Against the Head]]'', among others.
-She began writing and directing for television in 2000 and has worked as a director on Backstage, Madam & Eve, Shooting Stars, and as a screen writer on numerous series including ''[[Isidingo]]'', ''Disney Cookabout'', ''[[Ring of Lies]]'', ''[[Montana]]'', ''[[League of Glory]]'', ''[[Z’bondiwe]]'', ''[[Isikizi]]'', ''Treasure Hunt'' and numerous others. Her crime series, ''[[Traffic!]]'' for [[e-tv]], which she created, story-lined and wrote, was nominated for a [[WGSA Muse Award]] for Drama and a [[SAFTA]] Award for Best Television Writing.
+She began writing and directing for television in 2000 and has worked as a director on Backstage, Madam & Eve, Shooting Stars, and as a screen writer on numerous series including ''[[Isidingo]]'', ''Disney Cookabout'', ''[[Ring of Lies]]'', ''[[Montana]]'', ''[[League of Glory]]'', ''[[Z’bondiwe]]'', ''[[Isikizi]]'', ''Treasure Hunt'' and numerous others. Her crime series, ''[[Traffic!]]'' for [[e.tv]], which she created, story-lined and wrote, was nominated for a [[WGSA Muse Award]] for Drama and a [[SAFTA]] Award for Best Television Writing.
 Her radio work includes numerous radio scripts for [[SAfm]] (1994 – 1999). She has also worked as dialogue and performance coaching on numerous feature films and commercials.

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-Shirley has directed many plays over the years, particularly with young people at [[PACT Youth Theatre]], as well as various educational institutions, such as the Universities of [[Stellenbosch  University|Stellenbosch]] (1995-2002) and [[UCT|Cape Town]] (ad hoc since early 1980s), [[AFDA]] and [[CityVarsity]].
+Shirley has directed many plays over the years, particularly with young people at [[PACT Youth Theatre]], as well as various educational institutions, such as the Universities of [[Stellenbosch  University|Stellenbosch]] (1995-2002) and [[UCT|Cape Town]] (ad hoc since early 1980s), [[AFDA]] and [[City Varsity]].
 Plays directed for Stellenbosch include,  ''[[Ophelia Thinks Harder]]'' ([[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 1995), ''[[Drifte]]'' ([[Die Keller]], 1996), ([[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 1996), ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' ([[H.B. Thom Theatre]] 1997), ''[[Die Seemeeu]]'',

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 As a student she appeared in various productions including Kauffman and Hart’s  ''[[You Can't Take it With You]]'', Moliere’s ''[[Scapino]]'', Shakespeare’s ''[[A Midsummer Night’s Dream]]'' and J.B. Priestly’s ''[[Time and the Conways]]''.
-She has appeared in over fifty stage productions since 1975. Her first professional role was in ''[[Female Transport]]'' at [[The Space]] Theatre (1975). Her early performances include Charles Marowitz’s ''[[Palach]]'' (1976) and Brian Friel’s ''[[Lovers]]'' (1977), both at [[The Space]] Theatre. Then followed ''[[The Seagull]]'' ([[Glass Theatre]], 1982), ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1984), ''[[On the Razzle]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1983), ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[Young People’s Theatre]], 1985 ).
+She has appeared in over fifty stage productions since 1975. Her first professional role was in ''[[Female Transport]]'' at [[The Space]] Theatre (1975). Her early performances include Charles Marowitz’s ''[[Palach]]'' (1976) and Brian Friel’s ''[[Lovers]]'' (1977), both at [[The Space]] Theatre. Then followed ''[[The Seagull]]'' ([[Glass Theatre]], 1982),  ''[[On the Razzle]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1983), ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'' ([[Maynardville]], 1984), ''[[Falstaff]]'' ([[CAPAB]], 1984), ''[[Macbeth]]'' ([[Young People’s Theatre]], 1985 ).
 Having moved back to the Transvaal in 1986 to work on plays such as ''[[Four Play]]'' ([[PACT]], 1986), ''[[Look Back in Anger]]'' ([[PACT]], 1986), ''[[Tribute]]'' ([[Pieter Toerien]], 1987), ''[[God's Country]]'' ([[PACT]] 1987) ''[[Mary Stuart]]'' ([[PACT]], 1987), ''[[The Story of Margaret Harding]]'' ([[PACT]], 1989), ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]''  ([[PACT]], [[Baxter Theatre]] 1989).  [[Janice Honeyman]]’s ''[[Sleeping Beauty Pantomime]]'' ([[PACT]] 1990).